It can be hard to find a delicious sweet treat when you’re on certain diet restrictions or if you live a herbivorous lifestyle. But if you’re in or around the Los Angeles area, we’ve compiled a list of the top ten best vegan dessert shops in Los Angeles.
Erin McKenna’s Bakery LA
Erin McKenna’s Bakery specializes in dairy-free and gluten-free desserts. As soon as you walk in, you are greeted with a glass cases full of beautiful treats such as donuts, cupcakes, brownies, and cookies. Erin McKenna’s also features savory offerings as well.
Erin McKenna opened up her first bakery in NYC in 2005. Food allergies had stopped her from enjoying sweet treats, but then she figured out how to create her own desserts at home that she could enjoy.
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Customers absolutely love Erin McKenna’s coffee donuts and the brownie cupcakes. The apple cranberry bread also comes highly recommended and faithful patrons brag about the customer service and the ambiance of the little LA bakery.
Amara Kitchen
The quaint little cafe believes that food should not only taste good, but also make you feel good. They serve up amazing herbivorous desserts and all-day breakfast, brunch, and lunch options.
Founded in 2013, Amara Kitchen has been on a mission ever since to serve healthy but delicious food. It’s their belief that one diet doesn’t fit everyone, so they have taken a variety of desserts and other food favorites and changed them up to fit other lifestyles and dietary restrictions.
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According to Amara Kitchen lovers, the chocolate chip cookies are to die for! Their pastries and buckwheat pancakes are also a loyal customer favorite.
Kippy’s! Non Dairy Ice Cream Shop
For all of you ice cream lovers, Kippy’s makes their variety of ice creams with five simple ingredients or less and they’re proud to be herbivorous, dairy-free, soy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free!
Kippy’s takes pride in being the evolution of ice cream by being the world’s first non-dairy ice cream and sorbet makers. When the shop first opened up in 2013, it became their mission to offer ice cream that tastes good and makes people feel good about what they’re eating.
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When it comes to the best ice cream flavors, customers agree that the berry and chocolate cream are tops. They also talk about the friendly customer service and the atmosphere while enjoying their frozen treats.
Cinnaholic
Cinnaholic is described as the original gourmet cinnamon roll bakery. They take pride in only using the best quality ingredients and they’re proud to be 100% plant-based, dairy-free, and cholesterol-free. Aside of their beautiful gourmet cinnamon rolls, they also serve brownies, cookies, and edible cookie dough.
Cinnaholic also caters events and celebrations of any size so you can share your love of their gourmet cinnamon rolls and other decadent desserts with everyone you know.
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Hands-down, most Cinnaholic patrons agree that the Campfire cinnamon roll and the cookie dough are absolutely amazing. Pair a cinnamon roll with vanilla icing and edible cookie dough and you have a concoction that’s to die for.
Blue Star Donuts
Blue Star Donuts sells themselves as donuts for grownups, but honestly, anyone could enjoy these decadent, mouth-watering treats. They offer a variety of colorful and uniquely delicious donuts along with their herbivorous options.
In 2012, Blue Star Donuts opened with one goal in mind: to serve gourmet donuts! They make all of their donuts from scratch with only high quality ingredients.
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Customers will tell you that they love the ambiance that Blue Star Donuts has to offer while noshing on your favorite treat. The Blueberry Cake and Orange Olive Oil donuts are two of the most popular herbivorous offerings.
The Good Cookies & Beyond
The Good Cookies & Beyond bakery offers a variety of sweets including cookies, cupcakes, and donut holes that are all gluten free and of course with herbivorous options. When you walk in, you’re greeted by the sight of the classic glass counters full of yummy concoctions.
Amber Barros and Lisa Warner started this bakery together with the mission of offering gluten-free sweets that are only made with clean and organic ingredients. Lisa began developing many of their recipes two decades ago when her mom was struck with Celiac disease.
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If you’re looking for a delicious herbivorous cupcake, customers will tell you to look no further than The Good Cookies & Beyond. Patrons also talk about how clear the signage is so that you won’t miss which treats cater to which dietary restrictions!
CREAM
CREAM, famous for their CREAM tacos, is located near USC and is open late to accommodate those late-night cravings for sweets. So no matter what kind of diet you are on, the fabulous folks at CREAM can set you right up with a cool, decadent treat.
The first CREAM location was opened in Berkley, CA in 2010 and began with their signature ice cream sandwiches, but then they branched out into creating even more sweet experiences for their loyal customers.
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Customers here love the attention paid to the details by the associates, especially when it comes to food allergies. Most patrons will highly recommend their plant-based ice cream sandwiches and cookies for the best dessert experience.
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
Menchie’s is very accommodating to customers who don’t have typical diets and this is why customers love them so much! They have a wide variety of fro-yo flavors and topping offerings and even create custom fro-yo cakes for any occasion.
Menchie’s takes pride in using only the highest quality ingredients and are oriented toward serving each and every customer just what they want exactly how they want it.
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Patrons of Menchie’s love that they are kid-friendly and say their customer service is excellent. Loyal customers certainly agree that between the atmosphere and the sweets, you won’t be disappointed!
Viva Vegan
Viva Vegan is a quaint little cafe that not only serves decadent desserts, but can also fill your tummy with their savory meal and appetizer offerings. Their selection of tasty and herbivorous-friendly desserts include cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and cookies.
This little cafe takes pride in doing their part to save the environment from their reclaimed seating areas to the local, natural ingredients they use in all of their food.
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The strawberry cake comes highly recommended by their customers along with their coconut blackberry cake. Everyone also tends to rave about the many choices featured on their menu, which is good when you are on dietary restrictions!
Yoga-urt
Yoga-urt is the first yogurt shop in LA to be completely herbivore-friendly and organic. They feature a wide variety of beautifully-presented, yummy, constantly rotating soft-serve yogurts to tickle all taste buds.
They proudly make each of their flavors from scratch and even their delicious toppings are prepared fresh every day!
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Loyal customers will tell you that the customer service here is exceptional. Their Peanut Butter Prana and Vanilla Harmony are two of their best recommendations according to patrons.